Towards a comprehensive financing system for elderly services in Egypt... Lessons from international and Arab experiences | نحو صياغة منظومة تمويل شاملة لخدمات المسنين في مصر.. استلهام الدروس من التجارب الدولية والعربية

Document Type : Original Article

Author

Urban Planning Department - Faculty of Regional and Urban Planning- Cairo University

Abstract

The research aims to identify the sources of funding for elderly services in Egypt, by formulating a new indicative model related to financing and services provided to the elderly. The researcher proposes the new system of financing through the following chapters:
Chapter 1: Basic Concepts.
In this chapter, the researcher deals with defining the term old age and active aging by presenting some of the literature that has been exposed to this concept with explanation and analysis.
Chapter Two The Elderly: Social and Economic Implications
In this chapter, the researcher explains and analyzes the social and economic implications of the increase in the elderly and the economic and social challenges, and on top of these challenges is the provision of sustainable financing for the needs of retirees or the elderly, especially after the international recognition of the contract to enjoy health in old age (2020-2030 AD).
Chapter Three: Financing Older People’s Services: International and Arab Experiences
In this chapter, the researcher reviews the importance of providing sustainable financing for elderly services and the basic principles of this financing. The researcher also analyzes international experiences in elderly services financing, such as the German, Swedish, American, Danish, and Australian experiences, the experience of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, as well as the experiences of Morocco, Iraq and the Sultanate of Oman.
Chapter Four: The Elderly People in Egypt and Formulating a Comprehensive Funding System
In this chapter, the researcher analyzes the reality of the elderly in Egypt and their current and future relative weight in the years 2030 AD and 2050 AD, and the researcher proposes a new financing system for elderly services in Egypt that includes the quality of services provided to them, the quality of funding, the parties involved and the relative importance of funding sources.
Chapter Five: Results and Recommendations
In this chapter, the researcher presents the most important results that have been reached, and also provides recommendations to activate the proposed new financing system in Egypt, in order to ensure sustainable financing and meet the social and economic needs of the elderly
| يهدف البحث إلى تحديد مصادر تمويل خدمات المسنين في مصر، من خلال صياغة نموذج استرشادي جديد يتعلق بالتمويل والخدمات المقدمة للمسنين، ويقترح الباحث المنظومة الجديدة للتمويل من خلال الفصول التالية:
الفصل الأول: مفاهيم أساسية
يتعرض الباحث في هذا الفصل إلي تحديد مصطلح الشيخوخة أو المسن والشيخوخة النشطة من خلال عرض بعض الأدبيات التي تعرضت لهذا المفهوم بالشرح والتحليل.
الفصل الثاني کبار السن : الدلالات الاجتماعية والاقتصادية
يقوم الباحث في هذا الفصل بشرح وتحليل الدلالات الاجتماعية والاقتصادية لتزايد المسنين والتحديات الاقتصادية والاجتماعية، وعلى رأس هذه التحديات توفير التمويل المستدام لاحتياجات المتقاعدين أو المسنين خاصة بعد الإقرار الدولي بعقد التمتع بالصحة في مرحلة الشيخوخة (2020-2030م) .
الفصل الثالث: تمويل خدمات کبار السن : التجارب الدولية والعربية
يستعرض الباحث في هذا الفصل أهمية توفير التمويل المستدام لخدمات المسنين والمبادىء الأساسية لهذا التمويل، کما يحلل الباحث التجارب الدولية في تمويل خدمات المسنين کالتجارب الألمانية والسويدية والأمريکية والدنمارکية والأسترالية وتجربة دول منظمة التعاون الإسلامي، وکذلک تجارب المغرب والعراق وسلطنة عمان.
الفصل الرابع: کبار السن في مصر وصياغة منظومة تمويل شاملة
يقوم الباحث في هذا الفصل بتحليل واقع المسنين في مصر والوزن النسبي الحالي لهم والمستقبلي في عامي 2030م و2050م، ويقترح الباحث منظومة تمويل جديدة لخدمات المسنين في مصر تتضمن نوعية الخدمات المقدمة لهم ونوعية التمويل والأطراف المشارکة والأهمية النسبية لمصادر التمويل.
الفصل الخامس : نتائج وتوصيات
يقدم الباحث في هذا الفصل أهم النتائج التي تم التوصل اليها، کما يقدم عدداً من التوصيات لتفعيل منظومة التمويل الجديدة المقترحة في مصر، لکى تضمن التمويل المستدام وتلبية الاحتياجات الاجتماعية والاقتصادية للمسنين.

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